Monthly Archives: <span>January 2020</span>

Xceedance Acquires Massachusetts’ Activer Solutions

Xceedance, a global provider of insurance consulting, managed services, technology, data sciences and blockchain solutions, has acquired Activer Solutions. Located in Marlborough, Mass., Activer Solutions specializes in insurance operations and technology services for the front, middle and back office operations …

Ex-Church Administrator in Pennsylvania Gets 10 to 20 Years in Theft Case

A former western Pennsylvania church administrator has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in the theft of $1.2 million that prosecutors said he and his wife used for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses. An Allegheny County judge …

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Appointed Chair of NAIC Antifraud Task Force

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro was appointed chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s Antifraud Task Force. Commissioner Navarro previously served as vice-chair of the committee and served in law enforcement for much of his career before his election …

Willis Re Names Green as Head of Int’l Casualty Reinsurance, Philipsz as Australia CEO

Willis Re, the reinsurance broking business of Willis Towers Watson, announced the appointment of Cameron Green as head of its International Casualty Reinsurance practice as well as chair of Willis Re Australia. In this new role as the leader of …

Australia Begins Clean Up From Bushfires with Insurance Claims Continuing to Rise

The New South Wales and Victorian state governments will coordinate the clean-up of insured and uninsured residential and commercial properties destroyed in the deadly wildfires. Under the plan, the states will appoint major contractors to do the work, which will …

Financial Services CEOs in Davos Complain They Can’t Save Planet Without Clients’ Help

As the financial industry comes under pressure to avoid funding dirty energy, the heads of Citigroup Inc. and Zurich Insurance Group AG said they need their clients to do more work too. “I say to our clients, ‘I don’t want …

Owner of Missouri Duck Boat Settles Final Lawsuit Over Deadly Sinking

The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, has settled its final pending lawsuit for an undisclosed amount. Thirty-one lawsuits have been filed against Ripley Entertainment since the former World War II …

IMA Texas Expands to Fort Worth; Adds Schuler, Wallace

IMA Inc., a national insurance brokerage firm with offices in Dallas, is expanding to Fort Worth with the addition of two insurance veterans, Trey Schuler and Gavin Wallace. Schuler and Wallace will work in tandem. The pair will serve as …

Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Adds Blanco to Real Estate Team

Dayton, Ohio-based property/casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, Norman-Spencer, has added Michele Blanco as senior account director on its real estate team. Blanco brings over 20 years of experience as an insurance professional in the real estate industry. Her role …

Texas Insurance Department: Board, Committee Slots Open at SLTX, TWIA

The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications for a number of boards and committees, including for the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) board of directors and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) board. Two public member positions …